Old/New Testament
10 1 Five kings make war against Gibeon whom Joshua discomfiteth. 11 The Lord rained hailstones and slew many. 12 The Sun standeth at Joshua’s prayer. 26 The five kings are hanged. 29 Many more cities and kings are destroyed.
1 Now when Adoni Zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai and had destroyed it, ((A)for as he had done to Jericho and to the king thereof, so he had done to (B)Ai and to the king thereof) and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them,
2 Then they feared exceedingly: for Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities: for it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.
3 Wherefore [a]Adoni Zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
4 Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for they have made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.
5 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they with all their hosts, and besieged Gibeon, and made [b]war against it.
6 And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua, even to the host to Gilgal, saying, Withdraw not thine hand from thy servants: come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites, which dwell in the mountains, are gathered together against us.
7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the men of might.
8 ¶ And the Lord said unto Joshua, [c]Fear them not: for I have given them into thine hand: none of them shall stand against thee.
9 Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly: for he went up from Gilgal all the night.
10 And the Lord discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth Horon, and smote them to Azekah, and to Makkedah.
11 And as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth Horon, the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them, until Azekah, and they died: they were more that died with the [d]hailstones, than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
12 ¶ Then spake Joshua to the Lord, in the day when the Lord gave the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, (C)Sun, stay thou in Gibeon, and thou Moon, in the valley of Aijalon.
13 And the Sun abode, and the moon stood still, until the people avenged themselves upon their enemies: (is not this written in the book of [e]Jasher?) so the Sun abode in the midst of the heaven, and hasted not to go down for a whole day.
14 And there was no day like that before it, nor after it, that the Lord heard the voice of a man: for the Lord [f]fought for Israel.
15 ¶ After, Joshua returned, and all Israel with him unto the camp to Gilgal:
16 But the five kings fled and were hid in a cave at Makkedah.
17 And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah.
18 Then Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them.
19 But stand ye not still: follow after your enemies, and [g]smite all the hindmost, suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the Lord your God hath given them into your hand.
20 And when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with an exceeding great slaughter till they were consumed, and the rest that remained of them were entered into walled cities,
21 Then all the people returned to the camp, to Joshua at Makkedah in [h]peace: no man moved his tongue against the children of Israel.
22 After, Joshua said, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out these five kings unto me forth of the cave.
23 And they did so, and brought out those five kings unto him forth of the cave, even the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.
24 And when they had brought out those kings unto Joshua, Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the chief of the men of war, which went with him, Come near, set your feet upon the [i]necks of these kings, and they came near, and set their feet upon their necks.
25 And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be faint hearted, but be strong and of a good courage: for thus will the Lord do to all your enemies, against whom ye fight.
26 So then Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees, and they hanged still upon the trees until the evening.
27 And at the going down of the sun, Joshua gave commandment, that they should take (D)them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave (wherein they had been hid) and they laid great stones upon the cave’s mouth, which remain until this day.
28 ¶ And that same day Joshua took Makkedah and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof destroyed he with them, and [j]all the souls that were therein, he let none remain: for he did to the king of Makkedah, as he had done unto the king of Jericho.
29 Then Joshua went from Makkedah, and all Israel with him unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah.
30 And the Lord gave it also and the king thereof into the hand of Israel: and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the [k]souls that were therein: he let none remain in it: for he did unto the king thereof, as he had done unto the king of Jericho.
31 ¶ And Joshua departed from Libnah, and all Israel with him unto Lachish, and besieged it, and assaulted it.
32 And the Lord gave Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all as he had done to Libnah.
33 ¶ Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish: but Joshua smote him and his people, until none of his remained.
34 ¶ And from Lachish Joshua departed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged it, and assaulted it.
35 And they took it the same day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed the same day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
36 Then Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him unto Hebron, and they fought against it.
37 And when they had taken it, they smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein: he left none remaining, according to all as he had done to Eglon: for he destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.
38 ¶ So Joshua returned, and all Israel with him to Debir, and fought against it.
39 And when he had taken it, and the king thereof, and all the city thereof, they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein, he let none remain: as he did to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof, as he had also done to Libnah, and to the king thereof.
40 ¶ So Joshua smote all the hill countries, and the South countries, and the valleys, and the [l]hillsides, and all their kings, and let none remain, but utterly destroyed every soul, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded.
41 And Joshua smote them from Kadesh Barnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.
42 And all these kings, and their land did Joshua take at [m]one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.
43 Afterward, Joshua and all Israel with him returned unto the camp in [n]Gilgal.
11 1 Divers kings and cities, and countries overcome by Joshua. 15 Joshua did all that Moses had commanded him. 20 God hardeneth the enemies’ hearts that they might be destroyed.
1 And when Jabin king of Hazor had heard this, then he [o]sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
2 And unto the kings that were by the North in the mountains and plains toward the South side of [p]Chinneroth, and in the valleys, and in the borders of Dor Westward,
3 And unto the Canaanites, both by East, and by West, and unto the Amorites, and Hittites, and Perizzites, and Jebusites in the mountains, and unto the Hivites, under [q]Hermon in the land of Mizpah.
4 And they came out, and all their hosts with them, many people, as the sand that is on the seashore, for multitude, with horses and chariots exceeding many.
5 So all these kings met together, and came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, for to fight against Israel.
6 ¶ Then the Lord said unto Joshua, Be not afraid for them: for tomorrow about this time will I deliver them all slain before Israel: thou shalt [r]hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
7 Then came Joshua and all the men of war with him, against them, by the waters of Merom suddenly, and fell upon them.
8 And the Lord gave them into the hand of Israel: and they smote them, and chased them unto great Sidon, and unto [s]Misrephoth, and unto the valley of Mizpah Eastward, and smote them until they had none remaining of them.
9 And Joshua did unto them as the Lord bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.
10 ¶ At that time also Joshua turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the King thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms.
11 Moreover they smote all the [t]persons that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying all, leaving none alive, and he burnt Hazor with fire.
12 So all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed them, (E)as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded.
13 But Israel burnt none of the cities that stood still in their [u]strength, save Hazor only, that Joshua burnt.
14 And all the spoil of these cities and the cattle, the children of Israel took for their prey, but they smote every [v]man with the edge of the sword until they had destroyed them, not leaving one alive.
15 ¶ As the Lord (F)had commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses (G)command Joshua, and so did Joshua, he left nothing undone of all that the Lord had commanded Moses.
16 So Joshua took all this land of the mountains, and all the South, and all the land of Goshen, and the low country, and the plain, and the [w]mountain of Israel, and the low country of the same,
17 From the mount [x]Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto [y]Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon, under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.
18 Joshua made war [a] long time with all those Kings,
19 Neither was there any city that made peace with the children of Israel, (H)save those Hivites that inhabited Gibeon: all others they took by battle.
20 For it came of the Lord, to [z]harden their hearts that they should come against Israel in battle, to the intent that they should destroy them utterly, and show them no mercy, but that they should bring them to nought, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
21 ¶ And that same season came Joshua, and destroyed the Anakims out of the mountains: as out of Hebron, out of Debir, out of Anab, and out of all the mountains of Judah, and out of all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.
22 There was no Anakim left in the land of the children of Israel, only in Gaza, [aa]in Gath, and in Ashdod were they left.
23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the Lord had said unto Moses: and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel, (I)according to their portions through their tribes: then the land was at rest without war.
12 1, 7 What kings Joshua and the children of Israel killed on both sides of Jordan. 24 Which were in number thirty and one.
1 And these are the Kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote and possessed their land on the [ab]other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon, unto mount Hermon, and all the plain Eastward.
2 (J)Sihon king of the Amorites, that dwelt in Heshbon, having dominion from Aroer, which is beside the river of Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead unto the river of Jabbok, in the border of the children of Ammon.
3 And from the plain unto the sea of Chinneroth Eastward, and unto the sea of the [ac]plain, even the salt sea Eastward, the way to Beth Jeshimoth, and from the South under the [ad]springs of (K)Pisgah.
4 ¶ They conquered also the coast of Og king of Bashan of the (L)remnant of the giants, which dwelt at Ashtaroth, and at Edrei,
5 And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites, and the Maachathites, and half Gilead: even the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.
6 Moses the servant of the Lord, and the children of Israel smote them: (M)Moses also the servant of the Lord gave their land for a possession unto the Reubenites, and unto the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh.
7 ¶ These also are the kings of the country, which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan, Westward from Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon, even unto the mount [ae]Halak that goeth up to Seir, and Joshua gave it unto the tribes of Israel for a possession, according to their portions.
8 In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the [af]hillsides, and in the wilderness, and in the South, where were the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
9 ¶ (N)The King of Jericho was one: (O)the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one:
10 (P)The king of Jerusalem, one: the king of Hebron, one:
11 The king of Jarmuth, one: the king of Lachish, one:
12 The king of Eglon, one: the (Q)king of Gezer, one:
13 The (R)king of Debir, one: the king of Geder, one:
14 The king of Hormah, one: the king of Arad, one:
15 The (S)king of Libnah, one: the king of Adullam, one:
16 The (T)king of Makkedah, one: the king of Bethel, one:
17 The king of Tappuah, one: the king of Hepher, one:
18 The king of Aphek, one: the king of Lasharon, one:
19 The king of Madon, one: the (U)king of Hazor, one:
20 The king of Shimron Meron, one: the king of Achshaph, one:
21 The king of Taanach, one: the king of Megiddo, one:
22 The king of Kedesh, one: the king of Jokneam [ag]of Carmel, one:
23 The king of Dor, in the country of Dor, one: the king of the (V)nations of Gilgal, one:
24 The king of Tirzah, one. All the kings were thirty and one.
39 ¶ [a]And Mary arose in those days, and went into the [b]hill country with haste to a [c]city of Judah,
40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elizabeth.
41 And it came to pass, as Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe [d]sprang in her belly, and Elizabeth was filled with the holy Ghost.
42 And she cried with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, because [e]the fruit of thy womb is blessed.
43 And whence cometh this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 For lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe sprang in my belly for joy.
45 And blessed is she that believed: for those things shall be performed, which were told her from the Lord.
46 [f]Then Mary said, My soul magnifieth the Lord,
47 And my spirit rejoiceth in God my Savior.
48 For he hath [g]looked on the [h]poor degree of his servant: for behold, from henceforth shall all ages call me blessed,
49 Because he that is mighty hath done for me great things, and holy is his Name.
50 And his mercy is from generation to generation on them [i]that fear him.
51 (A)He that showed strength with his [j]arm: (B)he hath [k]scattered the proud in the [l]imagination of their hearts.
52 (C)He hath [m]put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of [n]low degree.
53 (D)He hath filled the [o]hungry with good things, and sent away the rich empty.
54 [p](E)He hath upholden Israel his servant to be mindful of his mercy,
55 ((F)As he hath [q]spoken to our fathers, to wit, to Abraham and his seed) forever.
56 ¶ And Mary abode with her about three months: after, she returned to her own house.
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